Boys' name · since 1926
Fairley
122 babies named Fairley in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 122
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
122 boys have been named Fairley since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Fairley recorded 122 times among boys since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1965.
- #16,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 122 born since 1926
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fairley ranks #16,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1926, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 122
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Fairley's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Fairley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fairley splits its recorded history at 1943: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1944 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fairley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1965
- Peak year (1944)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Fairley by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (96 births, 79% of the file).
1940s was Fairley's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Fairley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
96 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 96 births (79% of all-time use).
Fairley by state
Where Fairley concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 11 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 10 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 4.1% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 5 | 4.1% |
11 of 122 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Fairley's data
- Fairley's decade-level peak was the 1940s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Fairleys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fairley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fairley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.